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For context, while Japan has a reputation of a shitty place for work culture, a lot has changed. Not everything, but many more companies will allow for flexibl
by makeitdouble 2y ago
For context, while Japan has a reputation of a shitty place for work culture, a lot has changed.
Not everything, but many more companies will allow for flexible hours for instance, full remote has stayed in many places, and more traditional place usually allow one or two days or remoting every week.
There is a communal sense that growth is basically gone and better conditions are negotiable. Newer companies have been offering better conditions and older companies are having to compete and follow up to some point.
This initiative is following that trend. Schools are facing the same "adapt or get shunned" situation where just nobody wants to be a teacher and family/friends will actively try to stop someone from going there.
So things are changing.
- gretch 2y agoWhy is it bad to be a teacher in Japan?
- makeitdouble 2y agoTo put it mildly, it's a shitty job. I don't think it's an easy job in most countries, but in Japan in particular the pay is low, hours are long and the expected work load is super heavy as it includes endless meetings, paperwork, watching extracurricular activities often including on weekends, seasonal events etc. Some still enjoy it as a vocation, but on paper it's just mind crushing. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/3580/ https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/3580/
- gretch 2y agoThanks, I didn’t know that about Japan